Hogback Mountain
Hogback Mountain rises to 725 m in Vermont. Mount Snow stands 1,092 m to the northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogback Mountain Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Hogback Mountain is a mountain in southern Vermont, United States, in the town of Marlboro, Vermont, just north of Vermont Route 9. Its main peak is 2,409 feet (734 m) high. The area is well known for expansive views from Route 9. Hogback Mountain Ski Area was located across Route 9 on Mount Olga and relied exclusively on T-bars for ascent. It operated from 1946 to 1986, using only natural snow, and blamed the cost of insurance for causing it to close. Countless local children learned to ski at the ski area, especially because free skiing was offered weekly to students from the nearby Marlboro School for years. Roughly 590 acres (2.4 km2) was purchased and given to the town of Marlboro as conservation land, known as Hogback Mountain Conservation Area. Some of the old ski lifts remain on the property, along with various buildings, including a fire lookout tower. Trails are semi-clear, as volunteers continue to keep some open and available to cross country skiers, backcountry skiers, hikers, and snowshoers.
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Wikidata Q5877152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 725 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 11.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 1 mi
- stone post view · 12 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 16 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hogback Mountain Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Molly Stark State Park: 1.6 mi
- Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center: 8.5 mi
- Whetstone Woods: 9.5 mi
- Stratton Town Forest: 10.2 mi
- Mount Olga: 1.4 mi
- Higley Hill: 1.8 mi
- Central Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Lyman Hill: 2.9 mi
- Stratton Hill: 3.4 mi
- Baker Field: 4.2 mi
- Beaver Brook Park: 4.3 mi
- Old Muster Ground: 5.2 mi
- Birchwood Recreation Center: 5.4 mi
- Dover Park: 6.6 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 10.8 mi
- Hinsdale Raceway: 13.7 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise: 17.0 mi
- Quarried Stones: 17.0 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel East Test Portal: 17.0 mi
- Brattleboro Museum & Art Center: 11.8 mi
- Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 12.9 mi
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 13.5 mi
- Antique Carriage and Sleigh Museum: 14.1 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 18.0 mi
- Mine Ledge: 12.8 mi
- Hoosac Range: 17.3 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Witts Ledge: 20.5 mi
- Table Rock: 22.5 mi
- Molly Stark: 4.3 mi
- Stratton Bear: 17.2 mi
- Bear: 18.0 mi
- Mr. Bling: 20.2 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 20.2 mi
- rock scramble: 16.9 mi
- Wolves Den: 16.9 mi
- rock overhang: 17.0 mi
- hole in wall: 17.1 mi
- Antique Truck: 17.2 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 15.2 mi
- Twin Cascade: 17.1 mi
- Hamilton Falls: 18.6 mi
- Tannery Falls: 20.0 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 21.7 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 8.8 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 13.4 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 22.8 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 23.9 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 1.6 mi
- The Ledges: 4.9 mi
- Campers Beach: 19.9 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 23.3 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Yellow Barn Farm: 23.7 mi
- Buxton Garden: 24.3 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Day Use Area: 17.5 mi
- Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Hogback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Snow | NW 313° | 1,092 m | 9.4 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,044 m | 7.4 mi |
| Rice Hill | NNW 345° | 895 m | 8.0 mi |
| Whites Hill | N 354° | 803 m | 8.4 mi |
| Dutch Hill | WSW 249° | 796 m | 11.5 mi |
| Cooper Hill | NNW 343° | 782 m | 6.0 mi |
| Johnson Hill | NNW 329° | 752 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Olga | SW 215° | 737 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rowe 3NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356553568
Day trips start here
- Wilmington · 4 mi
- Brattleboro · 12 mi
- Florida · 18 mi
- Charlemont · 20 mi
- Erving · 20 mi
- Montague · 20 mi
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